Edit. After extensive testing I conclude it where my bad.
BS behind the wheels or what it is named.

I must unknowingly had made a typing error in the FATslacko
So that one of the letters belonged to a foreign language or
outside the keymap because it gave error code that it failed to find the keymap.

I tested many many variation on booting and they all failed with the original name I had chosen but as soon as I changed the FAT to slacko-pro then
it booted regardless of if I had pmedia=atahd or scsihd or no pmedia at all.

that one booted too. So my bad something in the orignal name of the subdir
went wrong but looked still like FATslacko so not detectable. Now it boots regardless of what I do.

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not an ideal solution though

Unless you guys at FATSlacko insist that we continue here
I ask you kindly to answer over there in my new thread.
I don't trust that regular reader of this thread wants to deal with
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not an ideal solution though

I just installed FATslacko on the office computer for my secretary - applied fixes from micko - all went well and smooth.

Saved me lots of time of configuring!
Only thing I changed was that I installed opera for email (I need IMAP and I like the thread feature of opera very much, because several people work on the same email accounts from different locations).

FAT version should be an alternative official version of any future puppy. Majority of people who want to work with puppy will have to install those additional packages anyway - imho.
thanks
emil

Fat Slacko running well on my Acer D250 netbook (might be the same model as yours nooby...), but with one exception so far -

If I open a .bmp with mtPaint and then try to save it as a .jpg, there is no .jpg option in the dialog. I don't have a lot of experience with mtPaint but I'm pretty sure I've been able to do this on other puppies.

However, if I take a screenshot with mtPaint I can save it as .jpg without problems.
EDIT:I've just realised that if I take a screenshot and save it as .bmp, then reopen it with mtpaint I it WILL let me convert/save it as .jpg - so there must be something wrong with the other .bmp that mtpaint can open it ok, but not convert it to .jpg. Weird. (The bad .bmp was created with Libreoffice draw)

Also, the prtsc key on this Acer netbook is not working with fatslacko, but does work on my Tosh TE2100 with slacko53. (can't remember if I had added any extra pet on slacko53 to enable it...). Should it be working on Fat Slacko?
EDIT: Ignore this prtsc problem - I just realised the button DOES work, but just not when the mtPaint save dialog suffix choice box was up on screen. Also, it doesn't work when I am just looking at the basic desktop background - only when a window is open.

This is the first puppy I have put on my ASUS 1201T and had pretty much most stuff work, i.e. wireless, and have some of the extra stuff. It even works with the Trinity sfs. I still use JWM most of the time due to the fact that the default apps in JWM work with puppy more nicely.. The PAE kernel lets me take advantage of the RAM. I tried Lighthouse 64 bit and fatdog but LHP takes so much longer to load, and fatdog at the time had very limited packages.

I had some acpi scripts that I found somewhere for another puppy so most of my Fn keys work.

I have and am still a kubuntu fan; however, my battery kicks much more quickly when running that... more processor with more eye candy = less runtime.

Thanks for the hard work with this.. It is truly a breeze to use and a pleasure to use.

micko01... whoa... gcmartin had recommended FatSlacko as a distro
which would (automatically?) incorporate extra ram / multi-cores... I
dont know how to see or check whether this is happening... however,
I did want to report that this distro has most everything I use already
built-in.

Congratulations on an excellent distro... good looking interface, good
functionality... everything works !!

The one thing I found which apparently isnt working was the flash installer...
I get a "cannot connect to internet" or similar error when trying the
flash install feature in menu.

Thanks again for all your work !'

EDIT: oops... I have to correct myself again... as soon as I began
lauding fatSlacko as the "works with all pets" framework, it began
to break for me... I had this terrible problem with an earlier slacko...
the problem is, I am guessing here... is that slacko of whatever variety,
uses /slackware/ style libraries... s-ooooo... this makes it inherently
conflicting with /debian/ libs and pets ?
Why have I concluded this ? Because, loading whatever from the
built-in slack-pet... or... the online slacko repo... does work...
it is when I naively began loading older debian-made pets the
breakage occurs, so, for what its worth.

...in fatSlacko I particuarly like... instant internet, with no
mucking about... it seems to support dual core, with major speed
increase... the LibreOffice SFS loaded/installed/useable...
to be continued : -)

micko0 [ Feature Request ] I wonder why not add the slacko repo
at Ibiblio into the fatSlacko ppm ? Ive been playing with
fatSlacko for several days, and, everything Ive downloaded
from that Ibiblio page /IS/ working right away !
(NOTE: if fatSlacko melts tomorrow, I will quickly edit
this post LOLOL : -)

as for my question... I may have the answer already...
I have extreme problems using the "puppy-slacko" repo in
fatSLACKO as it is, s-oooo, I bet you will answer, "why add
a repo to a broken PPM ?", which would explain everything : -)

I will rephrase my request then... why not add the slacko
repo from Ibiblio /if and when/ PPM is fixed ?

OK... downloaded the patch... installed it... rebooted... Im still having
the problem with PPM. Granted it may be /some files/ not all, but
this is so persistent, I have to call it a major breakage.

I just picked random apps Im familiar with... emacs no load... flash player
no... aqualung no... its the "tested if remote file exists" error message
for each of these, and in fact all that Ive tried with PPM (insert frownie).

not a terrible problem, as most of these ARE available at Ibiblio slacko
repo page, but, so far as a working PPM, Im convinced it is broken,
even after patch ?

soundNICK

EDIT: oh wait, I see the problem, maybe... I just noticed that your
PPM also points to an Ibiblio address... that line must be broken in
ppm code, as the working page where Ive been getting fatSlacko
packages, is itself at Ibiblio... if its any help, here is the address
that works for me:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pet_packages-slacko/
(the broken address seems to add: pub/linux/dstributions after
dist ib org) ...dunno if this address difference is regional / an
older address / whatever.

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Did this occur from a CD/DVD boot? If so, would you boot to Opening splash, hit F2 and do

Code:

puppy pfix=ram,,nox

When system rests you will be at a prompt. Then try

Code:

xorgwizard

to the desktop. Should there be a problem, you can also try sorgwizard and select Vesa option instead of "Probe" or "Choose" options.

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